MLS SuperDraft roundup

New England selects Andrew Farrell with the No. 1 pick

January 17, 2013

Nicholas Rosano

MLSsoccer.com

INDIANAPOLIS — Clubs were in no mood to take a break from the wheeling and dealing at Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, even in the midst of the proceedings, with a number of teams shaking things up with in-draft trades.

Farrell, a first-team NSCAA All-American and Big East Defensive Player of the Year in his final college season, was projected by many as a first round pick even before New England traded up, and should be ready to contribute from the get-go for Jay Heaps' side.

Toronto were by no means done trading after Wednesday's deal with New England, trading their new No. 4 pick to Vancouver for their No. 10 pick, and then going down again, sending that pick to Seattle for the No. 16. Still, the Reds managed to secure a pair of talented young Canadians in the first round, selecting Toronto-area natives Kyle Bekker at No. 3 and Emery Welshman at No. 16.

Colorado also had two picks in the first round, picking up forward Deshorn Brown at No. 6 before landing much-discussed Notre Dame midfielder Dillon Powers at No. 11. Powers' Notre Dame teammate Ryan Finley was selected at No. 9 by the Columbus Crew to boost that team's goalscoring capabilities.

Both Furman University defender Walker Zimmerman and Indiana forward Eriq Zavaleta were projected as top 5 picks, but took longer to come off the board – Zimmerman fell to FC Dallas at No. 7, while Zavaleta landed at No. 10 with the Seattle Sounders.